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Pirates didn't just break the rules, they rewrote them. They didn't just reject society, they reinvented it. Pirates didn't just challenge the status-quo, they changed everyf*ckingthing. Pirates faced a self-interested establishment, a broken system, industrial scale disruption, and an uncertain future. Sound familiar?"I'd rather be a pirate than join the navy." - Steve Jobs Pirates stood for MISCHIEF, PURPOSE, and POWER. And you can too. Be More Pirate unveils the innovative strategies of Golden Age pirates, drawing parallels between the tactics and teachings of legends like Henry Morgan and Blackbeard with modern rebels, like Elon Musk, Malala, and Banksy. Featuring takeaway sections and a guide to building your own pirate code 2.0, Be More Pirate will show you how to leave your mark on the 21st century.
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Sam Conniff Allende is a multi-award winning serial social entrepreneur, and co-founder and former CEO of Livity, Don't Panic and Live Magazine. Since starting his entrepreneurial career aged 19, Sam has mentored thousands of talented young entrepreneurs and hustlers around the world. He is an acclaimed public speaker, an advocate of 'business as unusual' or corporate responsibility and accountability, and a purpose-driven strategy consultant to brands such as Facebook, Red Bull, Unilever and PlayStation.His new book Be More Pirate, or How To Take On The World and Win (published by Touchstone Books, a part of Simon & Schuster) is a manifesto for each of us to create the sort of Good Trouble the world needs. It is a manifesto for each of us to create the sort of Good Trouble the world needs. It's based on the true and untold strategy and success of the Golden Age of Pirates as agents of change, leadership and social innovation. As unlikely as that sounds.Sam has received numerous accolades for his work including EY's Social Entrepreneur of the Year, Global CSR Leader at the Global CSR Awards. While CEO of Livity the company was named Marketing Agency of the Year and received the Grand Prix at the 2017 BIMA's in recognition for the positive and industry wide influence of Livity's "innovative and ethical work reinventing the agency model".
